Document 0324
 DOCN  M9550324
 TI    [Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia with recurrent pneumothorax and
       pleuritis]
 DT    9505
 AU    Theegarten D; Philippou S; Zaboura G; Abteilung fur Pathologie,
       Ruhr-Universitat Bochum.
 SO    Pneumologie. 1994 Dec;48(12):837-40. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95148517
 AB    A report on three HIV-positive patients with recurrent pneumothorax in
       pneumocystis carinii pneumonia on whom partial parietal pleurectomy and
       in two cases also a wedge-shaped pulmonary resection were performed.
       Histology revealed granulomatous necrotising pneumonia involving the
       visceral pleura, and a partly honeycomb-shaped metaplasia of the
       pulmonary tissue. A fibrinous and partly granulomatous necrotising
       pneumocystis carinii pleuritis of both pleural membranes was seen, being
       the morphological correlate of an in all cases prolonged exudation to
       the pleural cavity. Conservative treatment remained unsuccessful due to
       the marked lung and pleura involvement in the inflammatory process,
       necessitating surgical revision.
 DE    Adult  AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/PATHOLOGY/RADIOGRAPHY/
       *SURGERY  Case Report  English Abstract  Human  Lung/PATHOLOGY  Male
       Middle Age  Pleura/PATHOLOGY/SURGERY
       Pleurisy/PATHOLOGY/RADIOGRAPHY/*SURGERY  Pneumonectomy  Pneumonia,
       Pneumocystis carinii/PATHOLOGY/RADIOGRAPHY/*SURGERY
       Pneumothorax/PATHOLOGY/RADIOGRAPHY/*SURGERY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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